Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2024 EAPT Malta
€560 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
2024 EAPT Malta
Buy-in
€560
Prize Pool
€313,500
Entries
660
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
287
Players Left
43
Puczylowski Eliminated by Putz's Aces
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Everybody folded to Andreas Putz, who shoved from the small blind and was called by Marcin Puczylowski in the big blind.
Marcin Puczylowski: K♥Q♠ 
Andreas Putz: K♠5♠
With the shortest stack, Puczylowski was on his way to double up after the A♥6♥9♥ flop and the 9♣ turn. But the 6♣ river brought a second pair on the board to split the pot.
On the next hand, both players put all their chips in the middle again.
Marcin Puczylowski: A♣J♦
Andreas Putz: A♠A♦
Puczylowski immediatly stood up and left when he discovered Putz's cards. He kept an eye on the table as the 9♦Q♦10♦ flop gave him a straight draw. But after the J♥6♣ runout, he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted |
Foo Fooled
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Down to 21,000 chips, Yong Cheong Foo found himself at risk from the big blind against Stanislav Smeljov in middle position.
Yong Cheong Foo: 10♦8♠
Stanislav Smeljov: 10♠10♣
The board of 4♣7♣6♦7♠K♣ was no help for Foo, who was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Manuka Eliminated by an Unwanted Straight
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Perparim Manuka shoved for 17,000 from the hijack, then everybody folded to Andreas Irchner in the big blind who seemed to have no choice but to call. But he was quite unhappy to do so, as he also had a short stack.
Perparim Manuka: Q♣J♣
Andreas Irchner: 6♠5♦
Manuka flopped top pair on the 4♦7♠J♦ flop, but Irchner found a straight draw at the same time. The draw was completed thanks to the turn 8♠, leading to Manuka's elimination after the river 8♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Papadopoulos Takes the Chip Lead with Aces
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Giovanni Impollonia opened to 8,000 from the hijack, then saw Paschalis Papadopoulos to his left three-bet. The button and the blinds folded, and Impollonia decided to four-bet all-in for roughly 145,000. Papadopoulos didn't wait to call.
Giovanni Impollonia: 7♦7♣
Paschalis Papadopoulos: A♠A♦
Impollonia couldn't do much against aces, and he was eliminated after a board of Q♥Q♠3♣10♣K♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
Busted |
Biggest Stacks So Far
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
300,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
284,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
||
|
270,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
270,000 | |
|
|
265,000 | |
|
260,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
225,000 | |
|
210,000 | |
|
200,000 | |
|
179,000 | |
|
|
151,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
40-Minute Dinner Break
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
53 players are still competing for a spot among the 26 who will qualify for Day 2. They are on a 40-minute break.
Scorgie Doubles With Kings
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Moments after Garnelis Georgios' elimination from the table, James Scorgie moved all-in from the button for 37,000. Jan-Hendrik Wacker in the small blind shoved too, and the big blind folded.
James Scorgie: K♦K♥
Jan-Hendrik Wacker: K♣Q♥
The board of Q♠8♠10♥5♦9♠ gave a pair to Wacker, but it wasn't enough to beat Scorgie who doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |